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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-11-09
1000 pieces of New Fall
Prints, latest patterns, to be
seen now at Youmans'.
MinRona Mattars.

The grading for the main line, depot
and switches is nearly completed at
Mingona and soon we will listen for
the whistle. .Mingona has had an I'M
usual amount of affection this past
summer and now we are panied to
learn OF the very serious illness of Mrs.
Emma Williams, daughter of Rev.
VIM. Smith, living two miles west Of
town. The friends telegraphed for rel
atives early Friday morning, not eX-
pecting her to recover. d. Mrs. Root
and Mrs. Fisher have SO far recovered
as to be out again. Brethren Neher
and Rev. Joseph Click were called up
on to extend the extreme JUNCTION of
amounting to Mrs. Williams, yesterday
morning. This may perhaps sound
pOpish to some, but the Dunkard
brethren have always practiced this
rite when called upon III cases of seri-
Gus illness. See James V, ii. Many
marvellous cures are reported, but the
rite is not used by them as a means of
cure, but as means of grace. 9. Min
gOna has been made fragrant from
time to time by the gradual reduction
of the polecat tribe. This may not
seem cruel to the wicked participant,
but we are sure Ills rank; it smells to
heaven" CORNER STORE.
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Ea1slton Happenings.

y party of American citizens consist
ing of W. I. Gamble, S. S. Robinson,
Rev. Burton, Jim O'Connell and w. o.
Whitehead are spending few days in
the territory but will be home to vote.
-. Prof. Thompson, or Anthony, has
organized class in music here and
about all the young people in Hazelton
are now studying music. Il. Ed. Smith
has done some good work on the roads
around HazeIton. :. No more cigars
until next fall. Most all the candi-
dates are busy now trying to figure out
the number of liars in Barber county
-. If each man gets the votes he has
promised him it will show a population
of about 10000 in Barber county. 1
don't believe we have the population.
CITIZEN.
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Don't buy Cook Stove until you
have seen Morris. His are going
cheaper than anything in town. II
Our Hazelton correspondent, :'Citi-
Gen." sends lengthy letter. this week,
reviewing his course during the canvass
just ended. AS the questions have all
been decided, and as Citizen" has pur-
sued manly and dignified course.
keeping within the bounds of truth, as
we understand it, we do not think that
any explanations are necessary. "Cit-
iZen' is bold and fearless as a citizen,
and reasonable and mild as a cores
pondent. And now let us talk of crops,
the weather, our railroad prospects, our
cOuntys prosperity, and such, and let
local politics sleep for few months.
Coldwater Star: about three weeks
ago Capt. G. G. Pepperd and b. A.
Hazlett went to prospecting for coal on
Capt. Pepperd's land three miles south
east of WilmOre and after boring in the
bed of Mule creek to a depth of IS feet,
discovered this week three foot vein
of bitumnOus coal. Several of our cit
iZen upon hearing the news visited the
Minis which is only about II miles from
this city, and have brought ia speGi-
mems of the coal which have been exam
ined and is beyond doubt good grade
of coal, The quality is fully establish
ed and the only tears that are now on
tertained by the most skeptical is the
quantity, The vein is three thick feet,
but the width and length of the deposit
cannot be ascertained until 2 shaft has
been sunk, which will take some time
yet. Let us hope that Messrs. Pepperd
and Hazlett have struck rich mine,
and that they will be able to furnish
Comanche and adjoining fOHpties with
coal at a nominal price this winter"
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Children ana Tobacco.

EDITORS INDEX: We wish to call the
attention of parents of small children,
and the attention of teachers. to few
facts in which they are equally interest
ed with the writer. hoping that an eff
ficient and prompt remedy will be found
for the evil. 1t may not be-doubtless
il is not generally known, that there
are places of business in Medicine
Lodge where boys of from five to ten
years can buy cigars and cigarettes,
either for cash or ON their individual
credit, and that great part of the ''re-
cess" during school days, is devoted to
smoking by our little ones. When a
boy, or, more properly speaking, an in
FAINT, calls for such articles, it is the
plain duty of the merchant to inquire
for whose use they are intended; and
we must say that it is difficult for us to
understand how a man, who has chill
dren of his own, could be induced to
sell tobacco in any form to the child of
another. Where cash is paid, it would
be easy to suppose that the cigars or
cigarettes were wanted for the older
members of the family; but how is 1t
when they are bought on credit? OF
course, if boy buys such things on
on credit, he will be sure to pay for
them, for fear of discovery, and this
may lead to still worse, in that the
child might be tempted to steal money
from his parents with which to dis
charge the questionable obligation.
And we will suggest, further, that the
parents who keep such articles tor sale,
be careful that their little ones are not
persuaded, by older companions, to
take them, and carry them to school,
and elsewhere. The writer knows of
an instance where this has been done !;
he knows the effect of tobacco, and es-
pecially of cigarettes. on the nervous
system of child. We are led to re-
mark that parents cannot be too care
full in this regard. We do not believe
that even the youngest child should be
deprived of all rights and privileges,
but we do think that little fellows of
five and six years of age have ample
time in which to learn all the practices
of weak humanity, without beginning
quite so early. To our mind this is a
fruitful field for the parents of this
community to investigate, and all may
learn for themselves by judiciously in
quiry of their own little ones at home.
A. PARENT.
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DEMOCRATIC VICTORS!
In Barber County They Elected
Nearly all Their Ticket.
Stevens, Hall, Bryson and
Aber are Ellis" and
Don't Forget it!
Republicans Showed Under
The Union Labor People
Disguised

The result of the election yesterday in
Barber county was great democratic
victory. OF the six candidates on the
democratic ticket, four were elected,
as follows:
Sheriff, Geo. w. Stevens; estimated
majority, 125.
Register, Jas. =. Hall; estimated
majority, l25.
Treasurer, Jas. f. Bryson; estima-
ced majority, Is.
Surveyor, ID. j. Aber; estimated ma
jority. l75.
The republicans elected on the county
ticket W. L. Rouse, for county clerk,
and Dr. Moore for coroner.
W. W. Standiford. the republican
nominee for commissioner in the first
district was elected by at least 75 votes,
though this result was not accomplish
ed altogether by republican votes.
The pluralities at Medicine Lodge
were as follows: Stevens 81; Hall 80;
Peck 81: Rouse l0l; Aber 1877.
The union labor vote cast at Medicine
Lodge did not exceed IS. True, Mr.
Roessler, candidate for commissioner
received more votes; but it is fact
that he received strong support from
an influential element in the republican
party.
Capt. Freeman, democratic candidate
for commissioner, did not want, The Of
fee, he did not work for it, and there
fore his name was practically dropped
early in the day.
The result in the county should be
satisfactory to every democrat, for it is
more than we could have reasonably
asked for. We are sorry to have lost
Allen, for he was unquestlonably entl-
tied to the office; but he was running
against the strongest man in the cOun-
ty, IN our opinion. We are certain
that the other candidates on the ticket
were honest with Am. Allen. DIR.
DOwntain made no effort to get the Of
| flee of coroner. DIR. Moore had friends
all over the county working for him.
But the matter is settled now, and
We hOPO IiilI lhO NlSlolo anu NdHquloH-
ed will conduct themselves as they
should-as good citizens interested in
the welfare of Barber county.
The township ticket elected in Med
icine Lodge township is as follows :
Trustee j. c. Walstad; treasurer, f. II.
Howard; clerk, John G. Thurman; JUS
tice, ID. A. McCandless; constables, l..
| Ii. COrson and b. L. Woodland.
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HOW TO GET TO BARBER COUNTY.

Tluv your tickets 40 that you Cnn come over
the Southern Kansas railroad from Kansas
City. NJ you nrc only ON an exploring trip, buy
an Excursion ticket September alth OrOCtOhcr
nth, 10 Medicine Lodge and return. II can be
purchased az any Of the principal ticket Offices
Gust Of the Missouri river, ut one fare for the
round trip. NJ YOU arr coming here To stay.
nnd want tu hriuH your household gods.
Agricultural implements, Sc aud livestock
with YOU the rate will bc S4n per car load ", ~
Kansas City "a Medicine Lodge; or ifyOu have
not u carload. the rate will be GO cents per
hundred.
For further information write To- or call ON
n. N. HYNEs. General Freight and Passenger
Agent. Lawrence, kans.
g.. 4. MCDuNAUGu, ~. Louis, Mo.
ED. COMAN, Room y, Union Depot, Kansas City.
w. ID. HYNEs. indianapolis, Ind.
JAKE HALpEHMAN, PittsburR, Pa.
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A Word of SUPERINTENDENT.

EDITORS INDEX: l feel it duty to
encourage young persons who do their
best. and for this reason wish to speak
a word of encouragement for Miss Min
ME Drysdale, the teacher of our school.
This is her first experience as a teacher,
and she is giving perfect satisfaction
to both the officers and patrons of the
school. STEPHEN Il. DICKERSON.
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POSTAL

POstOfice M Medicine Lodge open from
10 y PN. Sundays one hour ON arrival of mail.
Money order ONCE. T. A. MCCLEARY. y. NJ.
A. :. MCCLEARY, Assistant.
The Mails:
From Atticn and all Eastern points, arrives
daily nj 1865 NJ: leaves daily Mt j:lj pm.
From Ashland. Codwater. NescatunRa, Sol
dicr Creek. Rcd Creek, sun city, Lake City.
MinRonn, kingman, BrOss, New kiOwn, arrives
daily.
T. al. arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and FRI
a. ysat5PM. DepartsTucsdays, Thursdaysand
Saturdays atSA
From iukn. Elm Mills and Samtogn arrives on
TUESDAYS aud Fridays at = v NJ and departs on
Wednesday and SATURDAYS at SAN.
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New Road Districts.

Trustee Lacy has divided Medicine
Lodge township into four road districts,
as follows:
No. ALI of township 81, range IL,
west.
No. 2-All of township 80, range u,
that is now in Medicine Lodge town
shin.
No. 3-All of township 81, range u,
that is now in Medicine lodge town
ship.
No. All of township 81, range IL.
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Best and cheapest fiannels
ever sold IN the county, just
received by Standiford, You
mans d. Eldred,
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PASSENGERS GOING WEST

should take Hubbard Il Sons Daily stage line
for sawyer AMI there board the G.. X. W. cars
for Coldwatcr, Ashland and all intermediate
points The hacks leave Medicine Lodge every
morning ut o'clock and arrive here ~ o. M.
Trains pnS~ Sawyer going west M las, y. m;
puing cn-t at ~. y. M. Hack fare to Sawy 80
stm UTHBNHD X Sos.
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DRESSMAKING!

The Misses Ruthvan are located in the Thomp-
son block, first floor and are prepared to do any
kind of dressmaking, cutting and fitting.
Their terms are reasonable. Orders from the
country will receive prompt attention. 2l-4
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TRAEsFHR LrNE.

j. b. 6ano il the manager of the South
western Bus aud Transfer Line. Buses and
baggage wagons meet every train, passenger
and freight. Delivers freight and express in
any part of the city. Leave orders at the
Office of C. G TaliAferro. or at the bus barn on
Kansas avenue, west
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Overcoats, the largest lot
ever shown here, some very
fine ones. at Yaumans',
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Mrs. l.. B. Corson has decided to re-
enter the business of dress-making, and
will be glad to have her lady friends
call on her, at the room one door south
of Higgins furniture store, on Main
street. All work guaranteed, and pri-
ces satisfactory. II
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Notica.

NOTICE.
l will be at my office, in Medicine
Lodge, every Saturday. During the
week / shall visit schools.
III. s. Lands, Co. Supt.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-11-09

The law prohibiting ticket peddlers
and others from standing within fifty
feet of the polls was entirely ignored
at this place yesterday,
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Reward for Struvs.

will give a reward or r per head for all
stray stock delivered at the ranch of the Ohio
Land and Cattle Company branded TR or
W. +. BERRY MANAGER
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE..

nHE firm OF Garrison MulIikin has been
i dissolved by mutual consent All debt,
due the firm may be paid to either of the un
dersigned.
S. p. GARRISON,
49,. Eh. MpLLIEIH.
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MILLIONS
A1AL1u4e
OE EhIrIT TRFES SMALL PpIrIrS

OF FRUIT TREES. SMALL FRUITS,
Forest Tree Seedlings.
Shade Trees, Hedge Plants, &c. Forest Tree
Seeds and Nuts,
Garden and Field Seeds.
Write for Price List
d. W. COZAD,
LaCygne Nursery. LaCygne. Linn Co.. Kans
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Blankets, a large assortment
and a superior line, bought
for cash, now on sale. STAN
difOrd, Youmans & Eldred.
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Hard-times prices on cook stoves at
Morris Bros. II
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List OF Laftara.

THE following letters remain uncalled for al
J. the pOsOffice in Medicine Lodge, for the
week ending NoYemher 8, 1881. In calling fol
them please state that they are advertised.
John \. Abram, VIM. C. Hartley,
Leo Bowman, Reese CLARK,
w. y. Davis, Sanford HestOn,
Fred. Kellogg, Viola Leatherman
t. w. Lewis, Hugh McMahol,
Alice Ruark, Barbara White.
I. A. McCLEAREY, p. NJ
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Real-estate Transfers.


Reported for the week ending No
vember the 9TH, 1857, by Shannon x
Shannon, abstractors and conyeyancers.
ID II Young to W Is BUCK 100 q
near Sun City. ,.......,....... /
Chas Winter to NJ Stern 100 acres
near Aetna. ............. l6OO
q w Baldwin to Buck 100 a near
Aetna. ............:... 3OOO
Geo Garten to W \ Clinkscale 100
near Deerhead. ..,... ..,. 300
Chas W Johnson to " A Glink,
scale 10 near Deerhead. -.
Joseph Huntington to +. E.
Bright 80 a near Aetna. .,,,,., 400
& c IIansack to W MeKeever
100 near Deerhead ...... 300
f w Freeman to l. 5 Randall l6O
near Kiowa ........... 1000
VIM Waller to May Moran 100
near Mumtorq ........ 80. ZOO
A Blake to VIM II Hogard 100 a
near Isabelle. .............. 200
l. Hobbs to G Brown 100 near
near Elm Mills. ..... 400
w Heymrick 70 J Rash 100 acres
near Med Lodge. ............ 800
Bixler to ] w Buchanan 50
near Kiowa. ...,t,,,,t,.,.,.,,. 200
D G Haskell to ID II Linemingsr
100 a near Hardtner. ..,.. 1000
A 5 Kinney to b b Smith 10 a
Aetna. 800
E 1 Spencer to \ Wilson 16O
near Sexton. ......... -. 100
l. b Hunt to VIM kiger 100 acres
near Sexton. Neutrality-suspicious.. 1900
kIOWA
Barber Co Land Co to u J Ped.
mond 100 lots in Kiowa .... 1890
Kiowa T Go TO A Rosie blk d 50
lot 10 blk 81. ,......-... 1000
Barber Co Land Co to l. "A Nc
Master lots II Is IA Is Is blk 2l 40
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Hand Press For Sale.

We have for sale, cheap for cash, an
S-column Washington hand press, as
good as new. Having put in a steam
power press, we have no use for the
hand press. Any person who has cash
to pay for it can learn the figures by
addressing THE INDEX,
Medicine Lodge, Kans.
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Canton Flannels, all colors,
single and double face, Stan
diford, Youmans d Eldred.
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Democratic Central Committee.
southern Kansas Railroad Time Card.

r. L. OBtYAN. CHAIRNAN.
ID. ~. DELZEiI, SECRETARY.
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'tuter Boots - on
thes. .c l not he under
sold, am lave the best
make in the @ef Try us
on this line. Standiferd, You
mans d Eldred.
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Reported for the week ending No
vember the 9TH, 1887, by Shannon x
Shannon, abstractors and conyeyancers.
ID III Young to w Is Buck 100
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29
A Tale of Five Thieves.

The adventures which Mr.. and Mrs.
L. r. HOrnblower of Jersey City
Nights had with five burglars just be-
fore daybreak Tuesday morning are
worthy of place in a blood and thun-
der novel. HOrnblOwer comes of a
revolutionary family and both he and
his wife possess true Yankee grit. Mrs.
HOrnblOwer heard the thieves rumag-
ing around the house and aroused her
husband. The couple got up just in
time for set-to with fellow who had
entered the room. Mrs. HOrnblOwer
went for him with a chair, and her
husband and the burglar had little
target practice with their revOlvers,
each getting flesh wounds in the neck.
The burglar cried out that he was
shot and two of his companions came
up and dragged him away. HornblOw-
er followed them, and was met by
fusilade from two more burglars who
were stationed on the stair below.
The burglars then made their escape
through the basement, taking nothing
with them except three dozen spoons
and pair of gold sleeve buttons. The
according to custom, about an hour af-
ter every thing had quieted down. A
young man calling himself Eugene
Mccarthy, who appeared at New
York drug store to have a thigh wound
dressed and was taken to Harlem hos
pital is suspected of being one of the
burglars. He says that he was shot
while trying to scale fence while
rifle match was in progress. McCar-
thy looked much confused when con-
frOnted with Hornblower, who believes
that he is the burglar whom he shot
and who tried to shoot him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-29

They dashed milk into the lady's
face at Chicago when she tainted away
1t acted little slower than water be-
cause it was only four-fifths water, but
few seconds to lady who has faint
ed away make no Detroit
Free Press.
Wife Cooking over billy DO you re-
member, my dear, how many brook
trout you caught on your fishing trip
last Saturday 7 Husband-There were
just IL of 'em all beauties Why
Wlfe-The dealer has made a mistake.
He only charges for half a dOzen.-
Life.
Visitor Ito convict) What are you
in for, my friendP Convict got 10
years at hard labor for swindling. Wis
itOr-Swindling is very bad. What
labor do you have to doq Convict
Pm in the shoe department., sir. l cut
out the pieces of pasteboard which are
put between the soles.
"What shell-like ear you've got,
Miss Smith," he SAID, as they sat in
the sand. Miss Smith looked up and
down the waved washed shore, and, as
far as the eye could reach, she saw
nothing but clam and oyster shells.
They returned to New York without
waiting to see the fireworks.
"What's all this racket 2" asked "a
travelling man, as he got off the train
in Philadelphia. They're celebrating
the signing of the United States con-
stitutiOn." "Why, that happened a
hundred years agO!" "Yes." "And
they are just getting on to it7 Well,
if that amt Philadelphia all over !"-
Washington Critic.
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The Celebrated Noyes Will Case.

The contest was begun in the county
court at Burlington Wednesday Ovel
the will of the late Vernon P. Noyes,
the millionaire banker of Burlington N,
who died last November leaving sis
ter, Mrs. Mary NJ. Brown, $4,000, and
making his brother, Banker Julius NJ.
Noyes of New York, residuary legatee,
thereby cutting off Mrs. Laura w.
Burton, another sister, withouta penny.
The latter appealed to the county court
from the probate, but subsequently,
died and the contest is now carried on
by her son, d. N. Burton. The latter
charges undue influence by his father
preston of one will in which he him
self was remembered. Senator Ed
munds and M. I'll. CardOza of New York
are counsel for Julius NOyes. The
The council for contestant at the open
ing of court yesterday afternoon gave
notice that, inasmuch as the court had
made a ruling excluding the main part
of their evidence, they did not care to
present the case to the jury. The court
accordingly directed the jury to return
verdict for the prepayment and they
were discharged. Another influence
which resulted in this action on the
part of the contestants council was
the production of certified copy from
the war department at Washington
showing that Delaney, the contestants
principal witness, had been convicted
of fraudulent recruiting aud other
crimes in Augusta, Me-, during the
war and was sentenced to serve 10
years in the Concord state-prison, to
pay IA fine of $45, 600 and to remain in
prison till the fine was paid, but was
pardoned by general order of the
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president in 1865. The case now goes
to the supreme court.
A Ghost Stin Walking.
Springfield Republican.


1t is one of the odd streaks of for
tune that the old paper credit scandal
of Maine should have turned up in
Senator Edmunds' hands at Burling-
ton this week, rs evidence in the Noyes
will case. Noyes, banker of Bur-
lington, left will bequeathing most
of his property to his brother, a New
York banker, and cutting off one
daughter, whose son claims Inheritance
by later will. The only witness to
the existence of the later document is
G. M. Delaney, the same person, it is
discovered, who was involved in the
Maine paper credit frauds during the
war and was tried by military COM
mission and sentenced to the New
Hampshire state-prison. His identity
was discovered till just before the trial
and the evidence had to be brought
on by special messenger from Wash
ington, the war department. allowing it
to be taken from the archives in re-
Spouse to a special request from Mr..
Edmunds.
The incident is enough to send the
cold shivers down the back of James
g. Blaine, for the paper credit frauds
came very near him,-hOw near has
never been exactly known. The fraud
consisted in selling to the towns credits
for enlisted men to fill out their quo
tas, when the men had not been fur
nished and i'm some cases did not exist.
1t was fraud upon the towns and of
Course fraud upon the government,
which could not fill its ranks with pa
per mon. 1t was pretty thoroughly
exposed before commission of which
Gov. COnnOr was chairman, and biro
exposure lad u Jerribio affect upon
some of those involved. Gov. COny of
Maine dropped dead, before he was
called upon to testify. A certain init
mate friend of Mr.. Blaine lost his mind
under the strain, and his wife always
said that her husband bore the penal
ty of exposure while others escaped
detection. Delaney was the most ac-
tive broker in the affair and, when Mr..
Edmunds referred to it, it wrung the
sweat from his brow.
The counsel for contestant in the
NOyes will case refused to allow the
case to go to the jury, under this show
ing, and it was taken to the full bench
of the supreme court under an adverse
ruling of Judge Veazey upon law
point.